Sirach na ɔkyerɛwee
29:1 Nea ɔwɔ mmɔborohunu no bɛfɛm ne yɔnko; na ɔno nso sɛ
ɔhyɛ ne nsa den di mmaransɛm no so.
29:2 Fa bosea ma wo yɔnko wɔ ne hia bere mu, na tua wo yɔnko ka
bio wɔ bere a ɛsɛ mu.
29:3 Di w’asɛm so, na di no nokware, na wobɛhunu daa
ade a ehia ma wo no.
29:4 Nnipa pii bosea wɔn adeɛ no, wɔbu no sɛ wɔbɛhunu, na wɔde wɔn guu hɔ
ɔhaw a ɛboaa wɔn no mu.
29:5 Enkosi sɛ obenya no, ɔbɛfew ɔbarima nsa ano; na ne de no nso
ofipamfo sika bɛkasa abrɛ ne ho ase, na sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ otua a, ɔno
bɛkyɛ bere no, na wɔasan de awerɛhow nsɛm aba, na anwiinwii wɔ
berɛ.
29:6 Sɛ odi nkonim a, ɛyɛ den sɛ obenya fã no, na ɔbɛkan no sɛ
na wahu: sɛ ɛnte saa a, wagye ne sika afiri ne nsam, na wayɛ
anya no ɔtamfo a ntease biara nnim: ɔde nnome tua no ka na
apon a wɔde abɔ so; na nidi nti obetua no animguase.
29:7 Enti nnipa bebree apo sɛ wɔbɛbɔ bosea ama nnipa foforɔ ayayadeɛ, ɛfiri sɛ wɔsuro
sɛ wɔbɛdaadaa no.
29:8 Nanso, nya abotare ma onipa a odi hia, na ntwentwɛn wo nan ase sɛ wobɛka
no mmɔborohunu.
29:9 Mommoa ohiani wɔ ahyɛdeɛ no nti, na mma no nsan n’akyi ɛfiri sɛ
ne ohia ho asɛm.
29:10 Hwere wo sika ma wo nua ne w’adamfo, na mma ɛnnsɛe
ɔbo a ɛsɛ sɛ ɛyera.
29:11 Fa w’akoradeɛ sie sɛdeɛ Ɔsorosoroni no ahyɛdeɛ teɛ, na
ɛde mfaso pii bɛbrɛ wo asen sika kɔkɔɔ.
29:12 Fa adɔeɛ to wo adekoradan mu, na ɛbɛgye wo afiri obiara nsam
amanehunu.
29:13 Ɛbɛko ama wo ne w’atamfo a wɔye sen ɔhotefo
kyɛm ne peaw a ɛyɛ den.
29:14 Ɔnokwafoɔ yɛ ne yɔnko awerɛhyɛmu, na deɛ ɔdi animtiaabuo pɛ
gyae no.
29:15 Mma wo werɛ mfiri wo adamfofa adamfo, ɛfiri sɛ ɔde ne kra ama
wo.
29:16 Ɔdebɔneyɛfoɔ bɛtu n’agyapadeɛ a ɛyɛ papa no agu.
29:17 Na nea n’adwene nni aseda no begyaw no [wɔ asiane mu] sɛ
gyee no.
29:18 Ahobammɔ asɛe agyapadeɛ pa bebree, na awosow wɔn sɛ asorɔkye
ɛpo: akokoɔdurofoɔ na wɔpam no firi wɔn afie mu, ma enti
kyinkyin aman ananafo mu.
29:19 Ɔbɔnefoɔ a ɔbu Awurade mmaransɛm so bɛtɔ mu
suretiship: ne deɛ ɔyɛ nnipa foforɔ adwuma na ɔdi akyire
ɛfiri sɛ mfasoɔ bɛtɔ asɛm mu.
29:20 Boa wo yɔnko sɛdeɛ wo tumi teɛ, na hwɛ yie na wo ara
nhwe ase wɔ ade koro no ara mu.
29:21 Adeɛ titire ma nkwa ne nsuo, ne paanoo, ne ntadeɛ ne ofie
sɛ wɔde bɛkata aniwu so.
29:22 Ohiani asetena ye wɔ ɔdan ketewa mu, sene aduane a ɛyɛ dɛ
wɔ ɔbarima foforo fie.
29:23 Sɛ ɛyɛ kakraa bi anaasɛ ɛdɔɔso, ma w’ani nnye, na woantie
wo fie ho ahohorabɔ.
29:24 Na ɛyɛ awerɛhoɔ asetena sɛ wobɛkɔ afie afie, ɛfiri sɛ baabi a wowɔ
ɔhɔho, wo nnya akokoduru mmue w’ano.
29:25 Wobɛgye w’ani, na woadi apontoɔ, na worennya aseda biara
tie nsɛm a ɛyɛ yaw:
29:26 Bra, ɔhɔho, na siesie pon, na fa deɛ wowɔ no ma me
krado.
29:27 Ɔhɔho, ma nidifoɔ kwan; me nua no ba bɛba
lodged, na mihia me fie.
29:28 Yeinom yɛ awerɛhoɔ ma onipa a ɔwɔ nteaseɛ; animtiaabu a wɔde ma no
ofie dan mu, ne nea ɔde bosea ma no ahohorabɔ.